Official Languages committee  Yes, the federal government must definitely act and do what has to be done. From what I've heard, it has taken steps to work with the province to find a solution to the situation. Remember that a number of things are happening in several provinces and territories that also deser

Official Languages committee  For nearly six years.

Official Languages committee  The simplest answer is that the Université de Moncton transformed Acadie. Try to imagine Acadie without the Université de Moncton. The influential figures in the Acadian community come from there. It's what has enabled Acadie to transform. Mr. Arseneault is one of many examples.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question. As you mentioned, my office has two extremely important roles to play. On the one hand, it plays a protective role by ensuring that everyone complies with the act. On the other hand, it has a promotional role. We try to play both parts equally. With

Official Languages committee  That'll be in the spring. A preliminary version will be published on Monday, but the final report will be issued in the spring. In addition, we've intervened twice before the Supreme Court. We also prepared and submitted to parliament a special report on the official languages

Official Languages committee  Yes, I've spoken with Mr. Boileau and with Mr. Carrier from New Brunswick. What concerns us is the loss of independence. It's important for a commissioner to be independent, especially in the language rights field. An ombudsman has a particular job to do. He receives complaints f

Official Languages committee  Yes, former commissioners Goldblum and Adam were interveners in the Montfort Hospital case.

Official Languages committee  From what I understand, when Mr. Jolin appeared, he said he was considering all political, legal, community and even communications options. That's a hypothesis we're formulating, but let's say we have to go to court. In that case, the commissioner's office would rely on a serie

Official Languages committee  I had conversations with Monsieur Boileau, Monsieur Jolin and Monsieur Johnson. I talked to a number of parliamentarians to ask them to put aside their political allegiances to try to come up with a solution. We published an op-ed article in La Presse, Le Droit and the Ottawa Cit

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. My role is to support both official language communities. The announcement that was made recently with respect to school boards is something that worries us at the office.

Official Languages committee  At the moment, we're still working out the kinds of recommendations we want to make with respect to part 6. Part 6 is really an issue with respect to English-speaking Quebeckers who want to work for the federal government. We're still trying to work out something in terms of how,

Official Languages committee  I'm a member of the International Association of Language Commissioners. Canada, in a way, is the founder of that association. Last year, I attended its annual international conference, in Kosovo. With all due respect to my colleagues from other countries, I think Canada sets the

Official Languages committee  Here's where the idea for that forum, summit or meeting came from. I see that the concept of linguistic duality doesn't appear to be understood today as it was in the past. Many new leaders take actions that simply run counter to linguistic duality, but I don't think they're awar

Official Languages committee  We are currently developing the document. We'll be meeting with the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages on Monday to outline its main principles, and then we'll present the recommendations that follow from those principles. We're still thinking. We're watching what's

Official Languages committee  Right now, I'm not necessarily aware of the negotiations and discussions taking place between the federal and Ontario governments, but I suspect they're happening, and I'm trying to analyze what's going on. I saw Mr. Pelletier's remarks in the newspaper. In my opinion, it's defin